Tours in Scotland 1747, 1750, 1760 . A Hermits Cell in the Dwarfe Stone. off the smoak; The stone at top of this hole is seven inchesthick. Drawings of it are here seen. This stone must liavefallen down from the hill, and was without doubt the habita-tion of a Hermit. 1 There is great plenty of Grouse here, and they have theblack game, but neither Deer, hares, foxes, patriges. Pheasantsor (juailes. We went on and it was curious to see the birds following;the Shoals of fish, sup]:)()sed to be young Herrings. We saw ona point of Hoy a pidgeon liouse formed out of the chamber of The common tradit
Tours in Scotland 1747, 1750, 1760 . A Hermits Cell in the Dwarfe Stone. off the smoak; The stone at top of this hole is seven inchesthick. Drawings of it are here seen. This stone must liavefallen down from the hill, and was without doubt the habita-tion of a Hermit. 1 There is great plenty of Grouse here, and they have theblack game, but neither Deer, hares, foxes, patriges. Pheasantsor (juailes. We went on and it was curious to see the birds following;the Shoals of fish, sup]:)()sed to be young Herrings. We saw ona point of Hoy a pidgeon liouse formed out of the chamber of The common tradition among the people is, that a giant with his wife livedin this Isle of Hoy, who had this stone for their Castle. But I would ratherthink . . the retired Cell of some melancholick Hermite.—Brands Descrip-tion of Orkney, 1701, edition 1883, p. 63. OUKNKV. 1J37 a picts liouse with some lulditions made to it; that room iseight feet lono; and 4 feet wide: The Hill of Hoy is a fine redhill probably abounding in Iron ; and Hoy head t
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